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==Productions== The musical premiered on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]] on October 19, 1938 and closed on March 11, 1939 after 168 performances. It was produced by the [[Playwrights' Company]] and directed by [[Joshua Logan]]. The original production starred [[Walter Huston]] (as Peter Stuyvesant), [[Richard Kollmar]] (as Brom Broeck), [[Jeanne Madden]] (as Tina), [[Ray Middleton (actor)|Ray Middleton]] (as Washington Irving), and [[Mark Smith (actor, born 1887)|Mark Smith]] (as Tienhoven).<ref>[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=11587 "Internet Broadway Database" ibdb.com, accessed March 9, 2013]</ref> [[Burgess Meredith]], a friend of Weill's, was originally set to play the romantic young lead Brom Broek, but he left when he saw the villainous [[Peter Stuyvesant]] character growing into a more and more lovable and important role, upstaging his. {{citation needed|date=January 2014}} Burt Lancaster starred in a revival production of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center, L.A in June, 1971. The cast also included Anita Gillette, David Holliday and Jack Collins. The musical premiered in Germany on September 25, 1976, at the [[Thalia Theater (Hamburg)|Thalia Theater]] in Hamburg. Light Opera Works of Evanston, IL mounted a major revival of the work in December 1992 with artistic direction by Philip Kraus, stage direction by Seth Reines and conducted by Peter Lipari.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.light-opera-works.org/repertoire.php |publisher=Light Opera Works |title=Repertoire 1981β2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=15 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422141359/http://www.light-opera-works.org/repertoire.php |archive-date=April 22, 2012 }}</ref> ''Knickerbocker Holiday'' made its Canadian premiere on February 20, 2009 at the Jane Mallet Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto, Ontario. It was produced by the Toronto Operetta Theatre, under the direction of Guillermo Silva-Marin. This production featured Curtis Sullivan as Washington Irving, Dale Miller as Brom Broeck, Amy Wallis as Tina Tienhoven, David Ludwig as Governor Peter Stuyvesant and Rejean Cournoyer as Roosevelt. It also featured Jeffery Sanders as Schermerhorn, Greg Finney as Vanderbilt and Ford Roberts as Mr. Tienhoven. It was directed by Guillermo Silva-Marin, musically directed and conducted by David Speers, and featured the TOT Orchestra and vocal ensemble. In June 2009, ''Knickerbocker Holiday'' was presented by the [[York Theatre]]'s "Musicals in Mufti" in a staged concert. Directed by Michael Unger, the cast featured [[Josh Grisetti]] as Washington Irving, Nick Gaswirth as Brom, [[Kelli Barrett]] as Tina, [[Martin Vidnovic]] as Stuyvesant, William Parry as Roosevelt, and Walter Charles as Tienhoven.<ref>Feingold, Michael. [http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-07-08/theater/kurt-weill-and-maxwell-anderson-cooked-some-great-burghers-for-knickerbocker-holiday/# "Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson Cooked Some Great Burghers For 'Knickerbocker Holiday'"] ''The Village Voice'', July 8, 2009</ref><ref>Gans, Andrew and Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130563-Mufti-Knickerbocker-Holiday-Begins-Weekend-Run-June-26 Mufti Knickerbocker Holiday Begins Weekend Run June 26"] playbill.com, June 26, 2009</ref> The Collegiate Chorale at [[Alice Tully Hall]], New York City, presented a concert version on January 25β26, 2011, with [[Kelli O'Hara]], [[Victor Garber]], [[Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)|Christopher Fitzgerald]], Ben Davis, [[Bryce Pinkham]] and David Garrison, and the [[American Symphony Orchestra]] and a chorus of 65.<ref>Asch, Amy. [http://www.playbill.com/features/article/146928-A-Long-Long-Weill-Knickerbocker-Holiday-Gets-a-Starry-NYC-Revival "A Long, Long "Weill": 'Knickerbocker Holiday' Gets a Starry NYC Revival"] playbill.com, January 24, 2011</ref> A recording of this performance was released on CD in June 2011 by Sh-k-boom Records.<ref>[http://www.kwf.org/component/content/article/13-lead-story/16-special-announcement.html "First Full Recording of ''Knickerbocker Holiday'' Now Available"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809072851/http://www.kwf.org/component/content/article/13-lead-story/16-special-announcement.html |date=2011-08-09 }}. The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, June 28, 2011</ref>
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